Baugh, Albert C. 1891-1981

A history of the English language / Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable - Sixth edition ; Authorized British edition - xviii, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

English language edition, 6th edition published by Pearson, ℗♭2013 Previous edition: 2002

Includes bibliographical references and index

English present and future -- The Indo-European family of languages -- Old English -- Foreign influences on Old English -- The Norman Conquest and the subjection of English, 1066-1200 -- The reestablishment of English, 1200-1500 -- Middle English -- The Renaissance, 1500-1630 -- The appeal to authority, 1650-1800 -- The nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The English language in America -- The twenty-first century -- Appendix A. Specimens of the Middle English dialect -- Appendix B. English spelling

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English language--History

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